Exhibitor for articles of merchandise



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. J. P. MARSHALL & A. R. HOWZE. EXHIBITOR FOR ARTICLES OP MERCHANDISE.

No. 327,000. Patented Sept. 29, 1885'.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

J. P. MARSHALL 8a A. R. HOWZE. EXHIBITOR FOR ARTICLES OI MERCHANDISE.

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UNITED STATES FFICE.

JACKSON P. MARSHALL AND ARTHUR R. HOIVZE, OF IVINONA, MISSISSIPPI.

EXHIBITOR FOR ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,000, datedSeptember 29, 1885.

Application filed April 13, 1885.

To all whom it ntay concern.-

Be it known that we, J AOKSON P. MAR- SHALL and ARTHUR R. HowZE,citizens of the United States, residing at Winona, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Exhibitors for Articles of Merchandise, ofwhichthefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inexhibitors for displaying articles of merchandise; and it has for itsobjects, first, to provide in an exhibitor of this kind a horizontaltraveling endless article-carrier so constructed as to be capable ofcarrying numerous articles, whether individually or collectively heavy;second, to provide means for taking up the slack of the carrier when thesame becomes lengthened.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andon which similar letters of reference indicate the same or correspondingfeatures, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of our improvedexhibitor; Fig. 2, a vertical sectional view of the same, taken on theline 00 a: of Fig. 1; Fig.3, alongitudinal vertical sectional View ofthe same, taken on the line y y of Fig. 4; Fig. 4, ahorizontal sectionalview taken on the line 2 z of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a detached perspective ofone of the carrier-strips, showing a hat-hook applied thereto; Fig. 6, alike View of one of the carrier-strips, showing ashoe-bracket appliedthereto.

The letter A designates the body of our improved exhibitor, the sameconsisting of a rectangular structure, preferably of parallelogrammaticform, supported at suitable intervals by legs B.

The front of the body, as seen in Fig. 1, is omitted for a convenientportion, and a pane of glass, 0, fitted in the opening, so as to presentthe articles to view as they pass across.

the same in the manner presently to appear.

Near one end of the structure we mount in suitable bearings a shaft, D,to which are rigidly mounted grooved wheels E, and which is provided,preferably at its lower end, with a beveled pinion, F, meshing with abeveled drive cog-wheel, G, mounted on the shaft H,

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having itsjournals in two of the legs B. This shaft may be provided witha crank or drive pulley, as represented in dotted lines.

Corresponding to the shaft D is the shaft I, located near the oppositeend of the structure, and provided with grooved wheels J. In order toadjust this shaft to and from the shaft D, so as to compensate for thecontraction and expansion of the carrier, we provide slots K in the topand bottom of the structure, and mount the ends of the shaft I inbearings formed in the arms of the adj ust-able bracket L. This bracketis provided with a screwthreaded aperture, which receives thecorrespondinglythreaded adj usting-bolt M, having a hand-wheel at oneend and fitted so as to retate in a plate secured to the end of thstructure.

In the upper and lower sets of grooved wheels we run an endless rope orsuitable belt, N, to which we attach at proper intervals a series ofupright carrier-strips, 0. These strips are provided at their lower endswith supporting-rollers P, which are journaled upon the floor or bottomof the structure, and serve to support the strips and articles attachedto them, as well as to prevent undue sagging of the ropes andunnecessary strain upon the shafts D and I. The said strips are furtherprovided with guiding or anti-friction rollers Q near their upper ends,which project in a horizontal direction and serve to keep the strips ina vertical or approximately vertical position by rolling along the edgesof the guide-strips R, which are secured to the upper part of thestructurefas more clearly seen in Fig. 2.

To prevent the strips from sagging inward, we locate boards or strips S,preferably connected at their ends by cross-pieces T, within the spacebetween the opposite sides of the belts, and against which the latterplay more or less, according to their tension, as they travel around.

Each of the strips 0 is to be provided with any suitable device forsupporting the articles to be exhibited. In the present instance we showsockets U, in which hooks V, for the support of hats or other articles,which can be conveniently engaged with them, orbrackets W, speciallydesigned for holding boots and shoes.

This exhibitor may be constructed of any desired size, and in someinstances we contemplate making them about twenty feetlong, in whichcase they may be fitted into the shelving so as tovirtually form a partof the shelving of a store. As it is contemplated to make them ofconsiderable size, and as the articles they may be used to exhibit willbe numerous and may be heavy. we have provided the supporting-rollers,before alluded to, so as to insure their working and to lighten thestrain upon the several parts, as before intimated.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. In an exhibitor, thecombination, with the body thereof having guide-strips, of the shaftsand the endless carrier provided at intervals with strips havingsupporting and guiding rollers.

2. In an exhibitor, the combination, with the body thereof, of theshafts mounted therein and provided with wheels, mechanism to rotate oneof said shafts, and the endless belts fitted to the said Wheels andprovided atintervals with strips having supporting and guiding rollers.

' 3. In an exhibitor, the combination, with Wheels and provided withstrips at intervals having supporting and guiding rollers, the guideswith which the guiding-rollers engage, and the strips to prevent thebelts from sagging inwardly.

4. In an exhibitor, the combination, with the body thereof and acarrier-shaft located within said body, of the bracket in which theshaft is journaled and the adjusting-screw engaging with the bracket andconnected'with the body of the exhibitor so as to rotate.

5. In an exhibitor, a carrier constructed of belts and strips securedthereto at intervals and provided with supporting and guiding rollers.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JACKSON P. MARSHALL; ARTHUR H. HOWZE.

Witnesses:

I. V. STEEN, J. S. CA ERON.

